A large snowplough mounted on a dump truck on a main street in Washington, DC

A snowplough (also spelled snow plow, snowplow or snow plough, see miscellaneous spelling differences) is a vehicle, or a device intended for mounting on a vehicle, for removing snow and sometimes ice from outdoor surfaces, typically those serving transportation purposes. In many cases, pickup trucks are outfitted with ploughs from brands such as Western, Meyer and Fisher, to fulfill this purpose, and some regions that do not frequently see snow may use graders and other equipment to fulfill this task. However, it is common for areas that regularly receive large amounts of snow every year to use specially-designed winter service vehicles whose primary purpose is to move snow and otherwise improve roadway conditions in cold weather. Modern plows may include a great deal of technology to make the job—and staying on the road—easier, such as Global Positioning System receivers, heads-up displays, and infrared cameras. Some snowplows are mounted on tracks and used for plowing snow from rails. Image File history File linksMetadata Snowplow. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Snowplow. ... A dump truck or production truck is a truck used for transporting loose material (such as sand, gravel, or dirt) for construction. ... Spelling differences redirects here. ... Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. ... The best selling North American pickup truck, the Ford F-Series. ... The traditional way: a German farmer works the land with a horse and plough. ... Modern grader in use by the US military. ... A winter service vehicle clearing roads near Toronto, Canada. ... For the geological process, see Weathering or Erosion. ... The Global Positioning System (GPS) is the only fully functional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). ... For other meanings of Hud, see this article A Rafale fighter of the FS Charles de Gaulle, seen through the HUD of another Rafale. ... Image of two girls in mid-infrared (thermal) light (false-color) Infrared (IR) radiation is electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than that of visible light, but shorter than that of radio waves. ...

When snowfalls accumulate above a certain height, snowplow operators may be seen clearing primarily designated "snow routes", often for the exclusive use of emergency vehicles such as fire trucks. A fire engine of the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, England. ...

History

Historic wooden wedge-plow drawn by horses

First snowploughs were horsedrawn wedge-plows made of wood. In 1923, the brothers Hans and Even Øveraasen constructed the world's first snowplough for use on cars. This proved to be the start of a tradition in snowclearing equipment for roads, railways and airports, as well as the foundation of the company Øveraasen Snow Removal Systems. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 466 pixelsFull resolution (2648 × 1543 pixel, file size: 925 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) de: Historischer Schneepflug für Pferdezug en: Historic horsedrawn snowplow, picture taken at Rosstag Burggen, Bavaria File historyClick on a date/time to view the file... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 466 pixelsFull resolution (2648 × 1543 pixel, file size: 925 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) de: Historischer Schneepflug für Pferdezug en: Historic horsedrawn snowplow, picture taken at Rosstag Burggen, Bavaria File historyClick on a date/time to view the file...

See also

• Snowblower
• Rotary snowplow
• Winter service vehicle

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A small sidewalk clearing plow in Ottawa, Canada Download high resolution version (1170x828, 195 KB)Taken by SimonP in January 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Snowplow Snow removal Categories: GFDL images ...

A small wedge plow mounted on a passenger train in Lower Austria Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 950 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Street Winter Snow Snowplow Date: 2005-02-27 photographer: Heidas Wikipedia account All pictures Please use this discussion page File historyClick on a date... Image File history File linksMetadata Chasse_neige. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 2. ... Technically a portable double inclined plane, a wedge is a simple machine used to separate two objects, or portions of objects, through the application of force, perpendicular to the inclined surfaces, developed by conversion of force applied to the wide end. ... Map of Lower Austria showing districts and the four quarters (Waldviertel in green, Weinviertel in red, Mostviertel in yellow and Industrieviertel in blue) Lower Austria (de: Niederösterreich) is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in Austria. ...

A grader plowing snow Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 1728 pixel, file size: 1. ...

Garbage trucks fitted with snowplows Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 660 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Snowwiper near Toronto, Canada Photographer: Jeroen Kransen, Netherlands Editors: Jeroen Kransen Date of creation: July 6, 2003 File historyClick on a date/time to... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 1. ...

Backhoe fitted with special snowplowing attachment Image File history File linksMetadata Backhoeplowingsnow. ...